7 volumes in 9 ; 31 cm +

"De l'Imprimerie royale" --Verso of half-title

"Publié sous les auspices de S.E.M. le comte Corbière ... et de S.E.M. le marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre."

Issued in parts (livraisons) between 1824 and 1844

The engraved title page of the Zoologie atlas has imprint: Paris : Imprimerie en taille-douce de Langlois, 1824

For dates of publication of the livraisons for the Zoologie section, see Sherborn, C. Davies and B.B. Woodward, "Notes on the dates of publication of the natural history portions of some French voyages, part 1," in Annals and magazine of natural history (series 7, volume 7, 1901), page 392

Plates illustrated by various artists, including A. Chazal; A. Prévost [i.e. Provost]; Huet; Bévalet; P. Oudart; J.G. Prêtre; A. Taunay; E. Blanchard; A. Pellion; Js. Arago; Gaudichaud; and E. Deslongchamp. Coutant was the chief engraver, and Lamouroux directed the creation of the plates

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

[1-2] Historique, 2 volumes in 3. 1827-1839. -- [3] Zoologie, par Quoy et Gaimard. 1824. -- [4] Botanique, par C. Gaudichard. 1826. -- [5] Observations du pendule. 1826. -- [6] Magnetisme terrestre. 1842. -- [7] Météorologie. 1844. -- [8] Navigation et hydrographie. 1826

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